In this blog post: Grab a set of 4 free winter themed decodable readers perfect for Kindergarten or first grade students.One of the biggest challenges I had when switching from leveled books to decodable readers was not having books for all of my favorite classroom themes. It was such an easy way to instantly hook students in what we were reading!That's why I started writing seasonal and thematic decodable readers.And i'll admit, it's been a special kind of challenge to write books that are both ...
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New Year Bash (7 Days of Free Resources!)
In this blog post: Come celebrate our teacher New Year Bash with 7 days of free resources for Kindergarten, Preschool, Pre-K, and 1st Grade!Believe it or not, it's already time again for our annual New Year Bash! This is a fun time when we get to celebrate YOU and all that you've done already this year. A big part of this celebration is taking place in our free teacher Facebook group, so if you haven't yet, come join us there!What is our New Year Bash? This is week full of fun when we get to ...
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How To Teach Sight Words With the Science of Reading in Mind
In this blog post: Learn how to teach and review sight words, or high frequency words and heart words, with the Science of Reading in mind.Once upon a time, in a land not so far away, there lived a teacher who was all too fed up with her sight word instruction. *Ahem* That teacher was me.We had both a whole group and small group sight word routine and, yes, it worked for many students. But for many students.. it didn't.Have you ever felt fed up with your sight word instruction? Have you felt ...
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5 Free Christmas Decodable Readers
In this blog post: Grab a set of 5 free Science of Reading aligned Christmas decodable readers perfect for Kindergarten or first grade students.When my friend Jenn from Embrace the SoR Journey reached out about writing Christmas themed decodable readers, I knew we had to make this happen.We realized that there weren't many decodable resources out there that were Christmas themed, and it was harder still to find ones that were 100% decodable. So we got to work!She brainstormed a list of every ...
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Free Winter Themed Science of Reading Literacy Centers
In this blog post: Grab a set of 5 differentiated, winter themed Science of Reading literacy centers that are perfect for pre-k, kindergarten, 1st grade, or 2nd grade!I'm pretty sure I blinked and summer went straight into winter this year! We've only had one real snow so far in Michigan, but that's enough for me. It's time to start planning and prepping all this snow and winter!I've been promising more free Science of Reading aligned literacy centers for months now to our Facebook group, but ...
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Sound Wall Frequently Asked Questions
In this blog post: I am answering your frequently asked sound wall questions about how to prepare and use a sound wall in your classroom.If you’ve been hanging around my little spot of the internet for a while, you’ve know that in recent years I made the shift from balanced literacy to all in with the Science of Reading.Leaning into the Science of Reading wasn't a hard decision for me; after all, it just made sense! But there was one thing I was hesitant about...Switching from a word wall to a ...
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